London – Locals Angry Over Sold Pub To Become Bobov Shul

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    London – There will soon be a new synagogue for Stamford Hill’s Bobov community – The Swan pub in Clapton Common.

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    The building has been bought for around £1 million and will be turned into a synagogue and meeting rooms.

    It is thought to be the first time a British pub has been used in this way.

    Once the refurbishment is completed, it is estimated that 150 people will be able to use the complex at any one time for services or other activities.

    The Bobovs hope that the building will be ready for use within “several months”. They expect the majority of members to move from shuls in Lampard Grove and Egerton Road.

    Rabbi Ephraim Padwa of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations said he was “overwhelmed” by the purchase, adding that the new building would benefit the “flourishing Bobov community”.

    Community member Ruth Goldberg said: “Everybody is pleased that the pub will be turned into a synagogue.

    “This is the prime spot in the whole of Stamford Hill. It is a nice big building with two huge halls. There is a lot of potential but it is all subject to planning permission which we will submit.

    “Everybody is looking for more space in the area, but it is not available.

    “We have tried for a year to purchase the building. Because this is an Orthodox area, the pub’s sales have been declining, so it is a good deal for everyone.”

    She hoped the community would rally around to help raise the necessary funds.

    Meanwhile, staff at The Swan said this week that they were unaware of the sale.

    “We don’t have many Jewish customers,” a barmaid confided. “But during the football season a few do come in.”

    Some locals who have used the pub for years and are upset over the sale have set up a web site www.savetheswan.com to protest the sale.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    WHICH BOBOV?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Will they serve liquor?

    Kremzel
    Kremzel
    15 years ago

    Let us all drink a L’Chaim

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Yidden! Rather turn in a pub into a shul, than to turn in your shul into a pub.

    murray
    murray
    15 years ago

    wOW, WHAT A CHOMETZ NIGHTMARE cleaning job, come Pesach.

    murray
    murray
    15 years ago

    This is the shul I want to be at for Simhat Torah!!

    Yitzchok
    Yitzchok
    15 years ago

    Great place to make the kiddush.

    McCain-Palin 08
    McCain-Palin 08
    15 years ago

    nice job

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    ANother decent pub bites the dust

    A Londoner
    A Londoner
    15 years ago

    we hope the beer is included. lookin forward!!!!

    keep smiling
    keep smiling
    15 years ago

    i dont think it is nice of everyone pulling jokes I am delighted for the area that thry dont need to have the low life drunkers near their houses any more

    avi
    avi
    15 years ago

    anon 11:46 – git gezugt!!

    Lock & Load
    Lock & Load
    15 years ago

    It will become a good old Jewish Pub…….

    No Happy Hour.. Separate seating only….

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Adds a new meaning to “kiddush pub” oops, I mean “Kiddush club”

    deepthinker
    deepthinker
    15 years ago

    Well, I guess this just makes it official.

    To many guys who go to shul, the place is nothing more than a pub to shmuzz, and to have some schnapps (“Kiddush Klub.”)

    chaim
    chaim
    15 years ago

    ITS FURE SURE THE SHUL OF RABBI MORDCHAI DOVID UNGAR CHASIDIM

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    The Brits serve warm beer, so it’s good it’s going!

    dave
    dave
    15 years ago

    BYOB= Bring Your Own Book

    bigwheeel
    bigwheeel
    15 years ago

    Murray 12PM. Why? do you think [and hope] that the Pubbers (hope there is such a word. If not, we’re making it up, now!) forgot a few cases of Scotch in the cellar or a side-room closet (cupboard, in Britishese)! Personally, I wish it was Bourbon!!!

    bigwheeel
    bigwheeel
    15 years ago

    Silly Britishers! They take such an exquisite Edifice (Building B’LA”Z) and turn it into a PUB!!!

    ex frummie
    ex frummie
    15 years ago

    [bigwheel] do you think saying [“we”] instead of [“I”] makes you sound smarter??? and whats the [deal] with all the (parentheses) and [brackets]-its sorta annoying

    an old stamford hilly
    an old stamford hilly
    15 years ago

    that takes care of drinking and driveing especially on weekend and holidays

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    how can it be ungars bobov if he says that they expect egerton road to move there. egerton road is benzions headquarters in london

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    in manchester we already have one (former) pub being used as a boys high school and another which will soon be used as a primary (elementary) school/cheder and shtieble

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    I wish them lots of hatzlocho and be able to make many simchas iyh

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Forty fifth Street Bobov’s present Bais Medrash is in Lampard Grove, and the original (unity) Bais Medrash is in Egerton Road. They expect those now davening in Lampard Grove (45th St.) to be moving to their new Bais Medrash in Clapton Common. They also expect mispallelim from Egerton Road (48 St. and status Quo’ers) to join those in Clapton Common as is the the current trend.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Rumor has it that the shul will be named

    Kahal Pubov.

    anon
    anon
    15 years ago

    It is R` Mordechai Duvid`s Chasidim. The comment about Egerton is evidently a mistake of this anti-religious newspaper. In London everyone, including R` Bentzion`s people, are happy that a longstanding disturbance in the centre of the area will finally be turning into a Beis Hamidrash.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    10:37 – wrong, they will name it The Swunger…

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    10:44 AM,

    Bad, really bad.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    10:56 – not any worse than 10:37

    bigwheeel
    bigwheeel
    15 years ago

    ex-frummie 9:16PM. The reason that I,I,I, don’t like to use the term “I”, repeatedly is because “I” don’t focus on M”I”self!!!

    Furthermore, your inquiry [and annoyance?] about the “DEAL” with all [of] the []{}()used in [my] posts, is PUZZLING to me! The simple reason [that I(note NOT, “we”) make extensive [and liberal] use of same, is, that those [bracketed], (parenthesized, (or parenthetized) [peripheral] inserts are not part of the main sentence. So, in order to keep the stream flowing the sub-parts are excised! (All of the above [explanations and elaborations) are on a conscious level! For the rest. (i.e. the reason for your annoyance and my persistence in doing so, a Psychologist should be consulted!)!!!

    Asher
    Asher
    15 years ago

    Lets forget all this nonsense,it only means there will be another shul to walk to for kedashim.